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#4E0AEE

#4e0aee ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4e0aee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 3.92% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.23% cyan, 95.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 257.89°, with 91.94% saturation and 48.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6600ff
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Relative luminance0.0801

Complementary

  1. #4e0aee
  2. #aaee0a

Split complementary

  1. #4e0aee
  2. #eec00a
  3. #38ee0a

Analogous

  1. #0a38ee
  2. #4e0aee
  3. #c00aee

Triadic

  1. #4e0aee
  2. #ee4e0a
  3. #0aee4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e0aee
  2. #ee0aaa
  3. #aaee0a
  4. #0aee4e

Square

  1. #4e0aee
  2. #ee0a38
  3. #aaee0a
  4. #0aeec0

Monochromatic

  1. #1e045b
  2. #3607a5
  3. #4e0aee
  4. #804df8
  5. #b496fb

Shades

#4e0aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e0aee
  2. #4609d6
  3. #3e08be
  4. #3707a7
  5. #2f068f
  6. #270577
  7. #1f045f
  8. #170347
  9. #100230
  10. #080118
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e0aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e0aee
  2. #6023f0
  3. #713bf1
  4. #8354f3
  5. #956cf5
  6. #a785f7
  7. #b89df8
  8. #cab6fa
  9. #dccefc
  10. #ede7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e0aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e0aee
  2. #5316e3
  3. #5822d8
  4. #5d2dcd
  5. #6239c2
  6. #6745b7
  7. #6c51ac
  8. #715da1
  9. #766896
  10. #7b748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f3fa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00628c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e0aee {
  color: #4e0aee;
}
Background
.bg-4e0aee {
  background-color: #4e0aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e0aee {
  border: 2px solid #4e0aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e0aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 10 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e0aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e0aee, #c00aee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e0aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 10 238 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.80 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.28 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.57 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.99 #b1f511 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4e0aee  rgb(78, 10, 238)  hsl(258, 92%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#aaee0a  rgb(170, 238, 10)  hsl(78, 92%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#ee4e0a  rgb(238, 78, 10)  hsl(18, 92%, 49%)  Tangelo
#0aee4e  rgb(10, 238, 78)  hsl(138, 92%, 49%)  Malachite